COMMAND:

        PRINTF

USAGE:

        PRINTF  [<control string>  [<argument>  ...  ]  ]

        PRINTF produces formatted output to the message line
and window of the application.  The syntax is reminiscent
of the 'C' language standard I/O library routine of the
same name.

        PRINTF accepts variable arguments as specified by the
control string.  The number of arguments passed must match
the number of arguments expected otherwise the command is aborted
with no action performed.

        This command is most useful within scripts and/or
function key macros, etc.




EXAMPLES:

        PRINTF

        PRINTF  "Hello world."

        PRINTF  "%s spacing is set to %4.2fu."  "metal1" (1/2)


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

        Presently, arguments are passed as strings only,
so certain string-to-format conversions are performed.
Strings specified as character arguments cause
the first character of the string to be used as the argument.
Numbers are passed as floating point format character strings.

        See your C standard I/O library documentation for more
information on format types and options.

